Gestational Diabetes

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Gestational DiabetesGestational DiabetesGestational diabetes is a type of glucose intolerance where the first symptoms first present themselves in pregnancy.(Whitelaw & Gayle, 2011)

StatisticsJade McWatersKate WhiteAmanda WhiteBetween 1998 and 2013 there were 24, 392 cases of gestational diabetesAverage age of patient with gestational diabetes was 33 years oldIt affects 3-8% of all pregnanciesAccounts for 90% of all diabetes in pregnancy (Moore, 2013)Almost half of these women who suffer from gestational diabetes will develop type 2 diabetes after giving birth